Friday fun

August 5, 2005 10:09 AM

Bridges. Friday, er, Java, Fun
posted by solotoro (10 comments total)

Note: breaks your Back button and has pop-ups. Also note that I was a winner, so I should click OK to claim my prize.

Hard game, though.
posted by odinsdream at 10:43 AM on August 5, 2005

s/fun/frustration/g
posted by psychotic_venom at 10:45 AM on August 5, 2005

I won but it didn't acknowledge it. Pah!
posted by cbrody at 10:47 AM on August 5, 2005

Yeah, I won also, but it would admit it.
posted by michaelonfs at 11:01 AM on August 5, 2005

I won but it didn't acknowledge it. Pah!

You can only win going across (left-to-right or right-to-left), not up-and-down. It's a lot tougher that way.
posted by thedevildancedlightly at 11:05 AM on August 5, 2005

This is a squared-up relative of Hex, a great game with a rich literature and culture. The wiki page has a wealth of good links - make sure you play with the "pie rule". And check out Six if you enjoy this sort of thing and want a strong AI opponent.
posted by Wolfdog at 11:39 AM on August 5, 2005

The name of this particular Hex relative is Bridg-it, or Gale.
posted by edd at 11:49 AM on August 5, 2005

Yeah! I won and it acknowledged it!
posted by psychotic_venom at 12:09 PM on August 5, 2005

I won, but only because I copied the computer's strategy after the first couple of tries: Middle-left, Middle-right, Middle-middle.
posted by nobody at 5:01 PM on August 5, 2005

It's clever. It has a very 囲碁 like feel. (Unicode is fun!) But much quicker.
posted by cytherea at 12:14 AM on August 6, 2005